A fiery crash in Benton County, IN is under investigation. Authorities report a woman was pulled from the burning vehicle after it went up in flames near Oxford.
Investigators say the driver was northbound on State Road 55. near...
The Gibson City school district is mourning the loss of a GCMS High School junior who was killed in a two-vehicle collision early Saturday morning.
17-year-old Dylan T. Benningfield died in a head-on crash north of Gibson City...
TEACHER LAW ---
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Friday that loosens restrictions on teachers with licenses from other states to teach in Illinois. Rauner said Friday that the state’s licensing process was prohibitively...
Checks for Illinois schools will soon be on their way. The Illinois State Board of Education said it sent the order to the state’s comptroller to pay schools. The new checks will be the first under Illinois’ new education funding...
In the neighborhood of 10-12 fire departments provided water supplies (Friday) at a huge structure fire near Legion Park in Watseka. The State Fire Marshall was on the scene.
Kenny Kingdon’s house was gutted by flames, just off...
It was 50-years ago (Wednesday, April 4th, 1968 ) when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. King’s work paved a way for African-Americans today.
The nation has remembered King’s work this week...
After months of consideration, Hoopeston has its new police chief.
Sergeant Jim DeWitt had been the acting chief for months. The familiar face is now the new chief. DeWitt took over for former chief Mark Drollinger, who died of...
Watseka Mayor John Allhands reports the city’s expenses from the record-flooding will be more than a $1/2 million dollars. And the $500,000 cost is likely a figure the city will have to deal with --- any reimbursement is not...
The Ford County Board (Monday) is expected to appoint Paxton resident Krisha Shoemaker to the position of county treasurer. The County Board meets Monday evening.
The Board is also expected to accept the resignation of interim...
A disabled vehicle on Kankakee River Road in Wilmington was struck by a southbound Amtrak train Thursday evening. It happened about 6:30 pm on the Union Pacific line.
The vehicle’s owner said the car broke down while crossing...
